Create a new project

Use the default maven archetype:
```
mvn archetype:generate <<enter>>
```
Accept default project (note: the number will change from time to time, it is 670 in this example)
```
Choose a number or apply filter (format: [groupId:]artifactId, case sensitive contains): 670: <<enter>>
```
Accept the default version
```
5: 1.0
6: 1.1
Choose a number: 6: <<enter>>
> [[code]]
* Enter a group id (e.g., com.shoe)
> [[code]]
Define value for property 'groupId': : com.shoe <<enter>>
```
Enter artifact (project name, e.g., paginator)
```
Define value for property 'artifactId': : paginator <<enter>>
```
Accept default version
```
Define value for property 'version':  1.0-SNAPSHOT: : <<enter>>
```
Enter default package (e.g., com.shoe.paginator <enter>)
```
Define value for property 'package':  com.shoe: : com.shoe.paginator <<enter>>
```
Confirm the configuration
```
Confirm properties configuration:
groupId: com.shoe
artifactId: paginator
version: 1.0-SNAPSHOT
package: com.shoe.paginator
 Y: : <<enter>>
```

Check the project

Change to directory created (e.g., cd paginator)
```
cd paginator <<enter>> 
```

Run the tests

mvn test
<<snip>>
-------------------------------------------------------
 T E S T S
-------------------------------------------------------
Running com.shoe.paginator.AppTest
Tests run: 1, Failures: 0, Errors: 0, Skipped: 0, Time elapsed: 0.007 sec
 
Results :
 
Tests run: 1, Failures: 0, Errors: 0, Skipped: 0
 
[INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------
[INFO] BUILD SUCCESS
[INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------
[INFO] Total time: 1.466 s
[INFO] Finished at: 2015-10-26T00:40:22-05:00
[INFO] Final Memory: 14M/166M
[INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------

Modernize the project

Edit pom.xml
Change JUnit version to 4.12

Modify the target Java version (paste above <dependencies>:

    <build>
        <plugins>
            <plugin>
                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
                <version>3.3</version>
                <configuration>
                    <source>1.8</source>
                    <target>1.8</target>
                </configuration>
            </plugin>
        </plugins>
    </build>

Reconfirm build
```
mvn test <<enter>>
```
Remove source files created by mvn archetype:generate above
```
find . -name \*.java | xargs rm
```

Optionally create a git repo out of this directory

```
git init
echo "target" > .gitignore
git add pom.xml .gitignore
git commit -m "Initial commit"
```

You are ready to open pom.xml in an ide

tdd_intro.CreatingAnEmptyProject

Create a new project

Check the project

Modernize the project

Optionally create a git repo out of this directory

You are ready to open pom.xml in an ide